darby monday with pb smallie

I had to hit the darby after stuckathome decided to deface my creek by fishing it.

Luckily, he left me a few fish, I caught my first good sized lm out of the darby, well good for the darby anyways, and caught my first real football.
He was short of my longest by about 1/2", but he had some real girth to him.

I caught him and the lm on the same lure, a topwater lure I found in a tree at griggs on friday. I have no idea what it is, but it works very well. I'm new to smallies in general, and top water to boot, but after a few misses I was able to start landing them.
What a rush.

Anyways, on to the pics.

I really wish there was a better way to take pics when by yourself, but the cell phone in one hand and fish in the other will have to do untill my third arm fully develops.

It looks like a rapala popper, but is textured. Nothing special, I probably could take it to dick and match it up, but I love the fact I found it in a tree and its probably one of top go to baits suddenly.

Thanks, but that picture doesn't due him justice. When you hold them vertically, they stretch out and look lean.
I just don't like to keep them out of the water anymore than needed. Pictures be damned.
I caught him, he swam away hungry. He knows it.

Very nice smallie, Congrats. I know what you mean about trying to take pic by yourself. I've been holding the camera out in front and holding the fish at head to chest level. You can center the pic pretty decent this way and it also gives a reference for length by having fish hanging next to head/chest.

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